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Pachamama and Progress: Conflicting Visions for Latin America’s Future

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Miners March in Potosi, BoliviaA recent conflict in Bolivia is similar to others across Latin America between the promises of left-leaning governments, the needs of the people and the finite resources of Pachamama (Mother Earth).

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:33
 

False Prophets of the Electronic Age

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Glenn BeckThe Washington, DC rally promoted by Glenn Beck and Fox News on August 28, 2010 has been called a non-political event by Beck and others.

Last Updated on Monday, 30 August 2010 02:08
 

Syriana: Hollywood's Oil Flick

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SyrianaDirector Stephen Gaghan's gripping new film "Syriana" explores the roots of 21st century civilization's biggest dilemma: Peak Oil. Inexpensive fossil fuels - oil and natural gas - have floated both the corporate-controlled global economy and U.S. imperial planetary hegemony for the past several decades. Now, the party is over, as "elephant" fields like Kuwait's Burgan are peaking, oil companies are maintaining sagging portfolios by buying up other companies' reserves (real and fictitious). The world is beginning to grasp the significance of living without immediate and inexpensive access to one of the 20th century's most vital resources.

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 December 2005 18:37
 

Rebel Soldiers: Dissent Grows in the British Military

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Joe GlentonAs the war in Afghanistan becomes as unpopular as the Iraq invasion, British soldier turned anti-war activist Joe Glenton says that the British military is a “tool of American foreign policy.”

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:45
 

Selling Out Health Care Reform

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ImageThe battle for health care reform is heating up in Congress. The House has already passed one bill, and the Senate is debating another version. But as Dr. Andy Coates explains, both bills will fail in solving the health care crisis--and, in fact, place a greater financial burden than ever on working people.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 December 2009 22:30
 


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